Elgeyo-Marakwet senator Kipchumba Murkomen has now claimed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) proponents are competing against themselves and should not be excited about the passing of the bill by several counties. Senator Murkomen speaking at a recent UDA press conference. When you are running on your own, how are you celebrating that you won?" Kericho senator Aaron Cheruiyot said BBI was not a priority while insisting the hustler nation's concern was uplifting the lives of poor Kenyans at the grassroot level. He claimed the move by the county ward representatives in over 30 county assemblies to pass the BBI bill was informed by the car grant that the head of state promised MCAs.

Source: Daily Nation February 24, 2021 08:02 UTC